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lie

What is the past tense of lie?

The past tense of lie is lay, and the past participle is lied.

Lie is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of lie

as a noun

base
lie
plural
lies

as a verb

base
lie
past tense
lay
past participle
lied
present participle
lying
third-person singular
lies